The Passion of Letty Fox — Diana Saunders

While headlining a vaudeville act in San Francisco, Letty Fox meets Max MacCroy, head of imperial security for France's Emperor Napoleon III, who seduces Letty into accepting the most dangerous role of her life.

Here is a novel of historical authenticity, romance and high passion featuring an American heroine enveloped in the grandeur and political intrigue of Imperial France. Letty Fox is "The Queen of the Impressionists," headlining a vaudeville act in San Francisco when Max MacCroy, head of imperial security for France's Emperor Napoleon III, sees her performance. Astounded by her resemblance to Empress Eugenie, he seduces Letty into accepting the most challenging role of her career -- as public understudy to the empress herself, who has been the target of assassination attempts.

Arriving in Paris, Letty is overwhelmed by the city's beauty, but beneath the splendor is a dark current of conspiracy and treason. Threats of danger await the Royals, and now Letty, who too perfectly impersonates the Empress...